Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
Unemployment Insurance Program
RELEASE OF INFORMATION POLICY
March 2003
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The Colorado Employment Security Act (CESA) 8-72-107 governs the release of Unemployment
Insurance (UI) records. The statute authorizes the release of information under the following
circumstances:
• To interested parties in preparation for and prior to any hearing on a claim governed by the
CESA.
• To public employees in the performance of their public duties, to agents of state or local
child-support-enforcement agencies, or to agents of the UI Program designated as such in
writing.
• To any applicant for work to examine and/or copy any letters of reference or similar
documents pertaining to him or her.
• To any requesting party if all identifying employer or claimant information is removed or
blacked out (i.e., names, social security numbers, firm names, representative names, etc.)
from the information released.
The Regulations Concerning Employment Security 11.2.22 allows for the release of information to
anyone requesting a copy of a hearing officer's or Industrial Claims Appeal Office's (ICAO) decision
provided that the claimant's social security number is removed.
HOW INFORMATION MAY BE RELEASED
Release to Interested Parties in Preparation for a Hearing
Information that pertains to a hearing may be released to the interested parties. Information that can
be released is anything relating to the issue found in the appeal file or in the legal file. (Independent-
contractor rulings are located with staff performing tax functions within the UI Operations Branch.)
If an appeal has been filed, the Appeals Branch mails copies of the pertinent documents to interested
parties.
If an appeal has not been filed, pertinent documents can be mailed only if the interested party, or his
or her representative, signs Form B-510, Certification of Compliance With the CESA. This form is
used specifically to release documents in preparation for a hear